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Verse 5. Sought it: went ( Menochius.) to offer sacrifice, ( Tirinus.) in the second year of his reign, A.Calmet. 1013.
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Verse 6. Victims. Hebrew “holocausts,” either with his own hand, or by the ministry of the priests. See 1 Kennicott. 13:12. Calmet.
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Verse 7. Night, after the victims had been offered. On this occasion, Solomon made this prayer, and was heard. 3 Kennicott. 3:5. Calmet.
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Verse 10. People, as a king ought to do. Menochius.
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Verse 13. Before. Hebrew and Septuagint “from before the tabernacle,” which was at Gabaon. there was another at Jerusalem, where ( Bible.) Solomon rendered homage to the Lord. Calmet.
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Verse 14. Chariots. See 3 Kennicott. 4:26. No king of Israel kept such a multitude of horses. Calmet.
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Verse 15. Sycamores are trees of small value, and not good for building. Tirinus.
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Verse 16. Coa may signify either some city, (Mariana) or an “exporium,” where things are sold, as kuch means “a collection.” Tirinus. 3 Kennicott. 10:28. Neglecting the points of the Masorets, we may well understand Coa, a city of Egypt, or an island of the Mediterranean. The Masorets read Mikve, instead of Micoa. D.
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When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
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The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
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The pieces of silver were probably shekels, so 600 pieces would be about 13.2 pounds or 6 kilograms of silver, and 150 would be about 3.3 pounds or 1.5 kilograms of silver.
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or, Aramean